English Premier League U16 champions play in Thailand for the first time

Hua Hin – True Arena Hua Hin, Asia’s premier sports complex, in cooperation with Traill International School, True Corporation, Park24, and Thai Beverage Public Co., Ltd., proudly announces to host the English Premier League team West Bromwich Albion U16 on their first visit to Thailand during 14th – 17th July 2017 for a match with Thai U16 All Stars team and Football Clinic training session for Thai youth athletes in Prachuap Khiri Khan. The activities will be supported by True Corporation, Park24, and Thai Beverage Public Co., Ltd. with objectives to provide an opportunity of skill development to young Thai footballers to learn directly from an English Premier League team. This marks a building of foundation and support for Thai footballers to step forward to the world arenas in future.

This will be the first time an official English Premier League youth team has come to Thailand. A popular and essential team in the league is the West Bromwich Albion Football Club, led by Mr. Peter Gilbert, Youth Academy Coach of West Bromwich Albion Football Club, and players. The U16 team is already touted one of the strongest U16 teams developed by West Bromwich Albion, having already beaten Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Everton this season. A number of future English star players have come from this team, with more than five now playing for England and Scotland.

At True Arena Hua Hin, the press conference of “The West Bromwich Albion Hua Hin Tournament 2017”, between West Bromwich Albion U16 and Thai U16 All Stars team, and Football Clinic Session is presided over by Mr. Suwat Liptapanlop, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand and a Chairman of the Advisory of “The West Bromwich Albion Hua Hin Tournament 2017”, and honourably joined by, Ms. Proudputh Liptapanlop, Executive Director of True Arena Hua Hin, Mr. Robert Traill, Director of Traill International School, Mr. Peter Gilbert, Youth Academy Coach of West Bromwich Albion Football Club, representative of True Corporation, Mr. Thongchai Busrapan, CEO of Park 24, and representative of Thai Beverage Public Co., Ltd.

“True Arena in cooperation with Traill International School, True Corporation, Park24, and Thai Beverage Public Co., Ltd., is proud to share in the dream of Thai football fans to someday see Thailand in the football World Cup and to bring in a world-class team from the most famous English Premier League to help develop the youth of Thai football. From 14th – 17th July 2017, True Arena will provide state-of-the-art fitness equipment and facilities to enable players to warm up and stay fit before a match with its world-class FIFA standard football pitch, and will host West Brom at the Intercontinental Hua Hin Resort. The visit of the English Premier League team will help upgrade sporting standard of Thai players, along with to promote tourism industry and economy of Hua Hin Town and Thailand. West Brom will participate in 2 main activities at True Arena Hua Hin, comprising of The West Bromwich Albion Hua Hin Tournament 2017 between West Bromwich Albion U16 and Thai U16 All Stars team on Saturday, 15th July 2017 during 18:00 – 20:00 hrs, and Football Clinic sessions led by West Brom players and sponsored by the True Corporation, Park24, and Thai Beverage”,

15 July 2017
– at 10 am press conference
– at 11 am Football Clinic (U16) by West Bromwich Albion, we have True, Chang and local football team for joining
***Free admission

16 July 2017
– at 9 am Football Clinic (U16) by West Bromwich Albion with True
***Free admission